Case Study Ambitious new hotelier checks-in with an integrated communication solution courtesy of NEC and Core Communications Titanic Hotel, Belfast Customer “We can recommend both Core • Titanic Hotel Belfast Communications as Hospitality Voice Challenges System Integrator and NEC as Hospitality • No PMS Connectivity • Improve Guest Experience PBX Solution Providers, to any hotel who • Increase Staff Efficiency considers communication important for • Deliver impeccable their business”. guest-services Adrian McNally. General Manager, Titanic Hotel Belfast Solution Integrated NEC Smart Hospitality Solution: Challenges • UNIVERGE® SV9100 IP communications server • Direct / In-Skin integration with the PMS System, Hotsoft 8 With the renaissance of the entire Industrial area in and around the • 20 Outside lines Harland and Wolff Shipyard, came the need to set up and develop a new • 24 x NEC IP Handsets; 6 x Spectralink 8440 WLAN Handset 4-star hotel, based on the strong history and heritage of the many people (VoWi-Fi); 140 x Telematrix 3300IP Display Guest Handsets who lived and worked here. The Titanic Hotel Belfast is just the optimal • MyCalls for Operator-function & Reservation Center reflection of this ambition, both in hardware (the building), as well as the • Voicemail for staff & guests software (the guest services). Results To keep up with the advanced needs of its discerning guests, as well as • Operational costs lowered further enhancing the efficiency and service levels of its staff, the Titanic • Staff efficiency & guest experience increased Hotel Belfast was in need of installing and deploying a state of the art • Increased security levels communication solution when it opened doors in 2017 as THE leading • Easier staff management via Reporting destination Hotel in Belfast. Case Study Titanic Hotel, Belfast “As communication is critical in any hotel operation, in Core Communications we found a trustworthy partner with experience in Hospitality.” Besides providing highest possible guest satisfaction and staff efficiency, challenges for the new communication solution were to provide full integration with the hotel’s Property Management System and ensure staff are equipped with appropriate communication tools in order to provide excellent guest services. To deliver on this promise, Results quality communications was critical! The NEC SV9100 IP-PBX is a very powerful communication solution and an ideal basis to provide hotels with an advanced and integrated communication solution. The fully integrated platform provides a high level of service and security, while easing management and keeping operational costs to a minimum. The SV9100 communication platform is fully integrated with the hotel’s Hotsoft 8 PMS which provides a flawless solution for all operational departments. Utilizing an integrated communications and security system not only increases efficiency, but also presents management with a holistic view on information and communications. Solution NEC’s certified Hospitality Partner for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Corecom, was invited to participate in this new project and About proposed a smart and advanced NEC IP-PBX Communication Solution. Titanic Hotel Belfast is ideally located in the centre of the Titanic Quarter, Following the advice from Corecom, the Titanic Belfast Hotel is now an area transformed over the past decade into Northern Ireland’s premier equipped with the leading edge NEC’s UNIVERGE® SV9100 leisure destination. This restored landmark building was the original communication server. Besides its IP functionality and capabilities, Harland and Wolff HQ where the Titanic was the SV9100 system also can support analogue extensions, if required. designed. The magnificent dual Drawing One of its unique technological differentiators that it offers a direct Offices, with their three-storey high integration with many PMS systems. As a result of this middleware barrel-vaulted ceilings, are the only and an extra server are not needed to connect the PBX to the PMS. surviving example of this type of The communication system supports all the guest-room phones, shipyard architecture in the world. 30 IP handsets for hotel staff and NEC’s MyCalls is the preferred www.titanichotelbelfast.com solution for Operator and Contact Center. “The fact that the NEC IP PBX has a direct interface with our PMS, Hotsoft 8, made the case even stronger, as this direct interface eliminated the need for additional middleware and a separate server.” Europe (EMEA) Corporate Headquarters (Japan) North America (USA) NEC Enterprise Solutions NEC Corporation NEC Corporation of America www.nec-enterprise.com www.nec.com www.necam.com W: corecom.ie T: +353-1-6510830 Case Study: Titanic Hotel | Belfast, Northern Ireland About NEC Corporation: NEC Corporation is one of the world’s leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. 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